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kdn508: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:10 pm; Location: San Diego

by kdn508 » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:01 pm

Hi y'all I'm joining the race to the 700 club & MBA admissions! I just took one of Veritas Prep CAT simulated Exams and scored a 480. Initially I was discouraged but, I'm ready to get started. As mentioned earlier I am enrolled in Veritas Prep program, but my classes don't start until May 20th and as you can see I don't want to waste all this time waiting. So I'm assuming that my Veritas books will come in soon and I'm going to use those.

But what else would y'all recommend? My schedule is also extremely busy (I'm a corpsmember in Teach For America and attend graduate school classes)

Thanks in advance & excited to hear your awesome advice!

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:30 pm

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by [email protected] » Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:50 pm

Hi kdn508,

Since your class isn't for another 3+ months, you might consider spending some time re-building some essential skills (math skills, grammar). Khan Academy provides a number of free resources that you can use to hone all of those skills before you start your GMAT class, so that you can focus on tactics and not have to worry about the "knowledge" and "scut work" required for each question.

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kdn508: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 31; Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:10 pm; Location: San Diego

by kdn508 » Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:41 pm

[email protected] wrote:Hi kdn508,

Since your class isn't for another 3+ months, you might consider spending some time re-building some essential skills (math skills, grammar). Khan Academy provides a number of free resources that you can use to hone all of those skills before you start your GMAT class, so that you can focus on tactics and not have to worry about the "knowledge" and "scut work" required for each question.

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That's what I was thinking! But it wouldn't hurt to practice with some GMAT questions right? Veritas have already sent me the prep books and I have access to the online recorded sessions!

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by [email protected] » Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:41 pm

Hi kdn508,

Yes, you could do some self study to familiarize yourself with GMAT material and there's nothing wrong with that. It might not necessarily be efficient, since you'll be teaching the material to yourself, but it's not a terrible idea. Since the GMAT requires that you know a certain amount of formulaic knowledge (math formulas and concepts, arithmetic ability, grammar), you want to be sure that you know that info, so that you can focus on the strategic concepts that you'll learn during the Course (instead of having to learn that formulaic knowledge while you're learning strategy).

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by kdn508 » Mon Jan 27, 2014 4:25 pm

[email protected] wrote:Hi kdn508,

Yes, you could do some self study to familiarize yourself with GMAT material and there's nothing wrong with that. It might not necessarily be efficient, since you'll be teaching the material to yourself, but it's not a terrible idea. Since the GMAT requires that you know a certain amount of formulaic knowledge (math formulas and concepts, arithmetic ability, grammar), you want to be sure that you know that info, so that you can focus on the strategic concepts that you'll learn during the Course (instead of having to learn that formulaic knowledge while you're learning strategy).

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Hi Rich,

Do you have any recommendations for a book for grammar?

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by [email protected] » Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:23 pm

Hi kdn508,

I don't have any particular grammar books that I would recommend. It's worth noting that there's a difference between the broad category "grammar" and the subset of grammar that the GMAT tests. While it might seem like an odd way to learn the rules, you could use the OG13 for practice and use the explanations in the back of that book to help you learn grammar. The books that you've already acquired might also be able to teach you some of the material.

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